prenderse
[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]
The verdict
“prenderse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,431 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,431
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quedar cogida una cosa en otra y no soltarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prenderse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prenderse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prenderse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,431 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prenderse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is prenderse, spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Quedar cogida una cosa en otra y no soltarse.
- 2Dicho de un aparato o máquina, ponerse en funcionamiento.
- 3Empezar a arder.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “prenderse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-N-D-E-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.